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ASM Clermont Auvergne

Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne is a French

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
club from Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune in France of France, in the Auvergne regions of France, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census....
in Auvergne

Auvergne (région)

Auvergne is one of the 26 administrative regions of France of France.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical provinces of France of Auvergne , and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne....
that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system

Ligue Nationale de Rugby

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Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne is a French

France

Rugby union

Clermont-Ferrand

Auvergne (région)

Ligue Nationale de Rugby

The Top 14 is a rugby union club competition which is played in France. The Top 14 is at the top of the national league system of Ligue nationale de rugby....
. The club was founded in 1911 as AS Michelin
Michelin

Michelin based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne r?gion of France, is primarily a tire manufacturer, currently the world's second largest....
, and changed its name in 1922 to AS Montferrandaise. Even after it adopted its current name in 2004, the club is still frequently referred to as Montferrand both within and outside of France.

They play at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin (capacity 16,000). They wear yellow and blue, which are the colours of Michelin, the tyre manufacturer, which is based in Montferrand and whose founder, Marcel Michelin, started the club for its workers before World War I. L'ASM, as they are also called, are the traditional underdog, always cited among early favourites and praised for their style of play, but never winning come spring. They reached the French Championship final nine times (a French record), losing all of them, including six by less than 7 points.

History

The club was established in 1911 as AS Michelin

Michelin

Michelin based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne r?gion of France, is primarily a tire manufacturer, currently the world's second largest....
, though they changed their name to AS Montferrandaise in 1922. The club was started by Marcel Michelin, the son of André Michelin

André Michelin

Andr? Michelin was aFrench people industrialist who, with his brother ?douard Michelin , founded the Michelin in 1888 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand....
, founder of the Michelin tyre manufacturer. The club made its first final of any competition in 1935, where they played Perpignan

USA Perpignan

Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Uni? Esportiva Arlequins de Perpiny? , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a France rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyr?n?es-Orientales....
for the Challenge Yves du Manoir

Challenge Yves du Manoir

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. It is named after former player Yves du Manoir....
. AS Montferrand lost the match, 3-3 and 6-0. The following year they featured in their first championship final; though they lost to RC Narbonne

RC Narbonne

Racing Club de Narbonne M?diterann?e is a France rugby union club that will play the 2007-08 season in the second-level Rugby Pro D2, after finishing at the bottom of the 2006-07 Top 14 season table....
6 points to 3. They made the final again in 1937, though that match was also lost, 13 points to 7 to CS Vienne. However the following season the club won its first title; winning the Challenge Yves du Manoir by defeating Perpignan 23 points to 10.

During the 1940s the club contested the Coupe de France on two occasions, in 1945 and 1947. The club lost on both occasions, by one point, 14 to 13 to SU Agen in 1945, and then 14 to 11 against Toulouse

Stade Toulousain

Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a France rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyr?n?es. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup three times - in 1996, 2003 and 2005....
in 1947. It would be another 10 years until the club featured in another competition final; losing to US Dax

US Dax

Union Sportive Dacquoise, also known as US Dax, is a France rugby union club currently playing in the Top 14, the top level of the Ligue Nationale de Rugby, after finishing second in Rugby Pro D2 during the 2006-07 Rugby Pro D2 season and winning the subsequent promotion playoff....
in the 1957 Challenge Yves du Manoir. The club became a force during the 1970s, starting in 1970 with a 3 points to nil championship loss to La Voulte Sportif. The club then contested the Challenge Yves du Manoir twice in a row over the 1972-73 seasons; losing both finals, against AS Béziers and Narbonne respectively. They then won the competition in 1976, defeating SC Graulhet 40 points to 12. The club then contested the championship final in 1978, though they lost to Béziers. They also lost the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1979, against Narbonne.

In 1994 season the club contested both the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir. They lost the Challenge Yves du Manoir to Perpignan (the third time the clubs had met in the competition final). They also lost the championship, defeated 22 points to 16 by Toulouse. The club contested two finals in the 1999 season as well, the French championship and the European Challenge Cup

European Challenge Cup

The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005, is the junior competition to the Heineken Cup....
. They won the European Challenge Cup, defeating fellow French club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a France rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the Ligue Nationale de Rugby in the Top 14. They also currently compete in the European competition, the Heineken Cup....
35 points to 16. However they lost the domestic final, being defeated by Toulouse 15 points to 11. The club would meet Toulouse again in the season final of 2001, with Toulouse winning 34 points to 22. In 2004 they contested the European Challenge Cup again, though they lost to English club Harlequins

Harlequin F.C.

The Harlequin Football Club is an England rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Guinness Premiership, for 2006/07, having secured their return from National Division One at the first opportunity....
, by one point, 27 to 26.

Honours

Challenge Yves du Manoir
Challenge Yves du Manoir

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. It is named after former player Yves du Manoir....
:

Winners (3): 1938, 1976, 1986
Runners-up (6): 1935, 1957, 1972, 1979, 1985, 1994

Coupe de France:

Winners (1): 2001
Runners-up (2): 1945, 1947

European Challenge Cup
European Challenge Cup

The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005, is the junior competition to the Heineken Cup....
:

Winners (2): 1999, 2007
Runners-up (1): 2004

Finals results

French championship

Date	Winner	Runners-up	Score	Venue	Spectators
10 May 1936	RC Narbonne	AS Montferrand	6-3	Stade des Ponts Jumeaux Stade des Ponts Jumeaux The Stade des Ponts Jumeaux was a rugby union stadium, inaugurated on 24 November 1907, in the Ponts Jumeaux district of Toulouse, south-western France.... , Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....	25,000
2 May 1937	CS Vienne	AS Montferrand	13-7	Stade des Ponts Jumeaux Stade des Ponts Jumeaux The Stade des Ponts Jumeaux was a rugby union stadium, inaugurated on 24 November 1907, in the Ponts Jumeaux district of Toulouse, south-western France.... , Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....	17,000
17 May 1970	La Voulte Sportif	AS Montferrand	3-0	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a commune of France in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea....	35,000
28 May 1978	AS Béziers	AS Montferrand	31-9	Parc des Princes Parc des Princes The Parc des Princes, in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from its start in 1903 until the track's demolition.... , Paris Paris Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....	42,004
28 May 1994	Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a France rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyr?n?es. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup three times - in 1996, 2003 and 2005....	AS Montferrand	22-16	Parc des Princes Parc des Princes The Parc des Princes, in the XVIe arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from its start in 1903 until the track's demolition.... , Paris Paris Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....	48,000
29 May 1999	Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a France rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyr?n?es. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup three times - in 1996, 2003 and 2005....	AS Montferrand	15-11	Stade de France Stade de France The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000 and is used for the France national rugby union team during the Six Nations Championship and other major internationals.... , Saint-Denis	78,000
9 June 2001	Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a France rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyr?n?es. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup three times - in 1996, 2003 and 2005....	AS Montferrand	34-22	Stade de France Stade de France The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000 and is used for the France national rugby union team during the Six Nations Championship and other major internationals.... , Saint-Denis	78,000
9 June 2007	Stade Français	ASM Clermont Auvergne	23-18	Stade de France Stade de France The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000 and is used for the France national rugby union team during the Six Nations Championship and other major internationals.... , Saint-Denis	79,654
28 June 2008	Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a France rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyr?n?es. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup three times - in 1996, 2003 and 2005....	ASM Clermont Auvergne	26-20	Stade de France Stade de France The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000 and is used for the France national rugby union team during the Six Nations Championship and other major internationals.... , Saint-Denis	79,000

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1935	USA Perpignan USA Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Uni? Esportiva Arlequins de Perpiny? , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a France rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyr?n?es-Orientales....	3-3, 6-0	AS Montferrand
1938	AS Montferrand	23-10	USA Perpignan USA Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Uni? Esportiva Arlequins de Perpiny? , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a France rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyr?n?es-Orientales....
1957	US Dax US Dax Union Sportive Dacquoise, also known as US Dax, is a France rugby union club currently playing in the Top 14, the top level of the Ligue Nationale de Rugby, after finishing second in Rugby Pro D2 during the 2006-07 Rugby Pro D2 season and winning the subsequent promotion playoff....	6-6 (by virtue of younger players.)	AS Montferrand
1972	AS Béziers	27-6	AS Montferrand
1976	AS Montferrand	40-12	SC Graulhet
1979	RC Narbonne RC Narbonne Racing Club de Narbonne M?diterann?e is a France rugby union club that will play the 2007-08 season in the second-level Rugby Pro D2, after finishing at the bottom of the 2006-07 Top 14 season table....	9-7	AS Montferrand
1985	RC Nice	21-16	AS Montferrand
1986	AS Montferrand	22-15	FC Grenoble FC Grenoble Football Club de Grenoble Alpes Rugby is a France rugby union club which, until recently, competed in the top level of the Ligue Nationale de Rugby....
1994	USA Perpignan USA Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Uni? Esportiva Arlequins de Perpiny? , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a France rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyr?n?es-Orientales....	18-3	AS Montferrand

Coupe de France

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1945	SU Agen	14-13	AS Montferrand
1947	Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a France rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyr?n?es. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup three times - in 1996, 2003 and 2005....	14-11	AS Montferrand

European Challenge Cup

Date	Winner	Runners-up	Score	Venue	Spectators
27 February 1999	AS Montferrand	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu	35-16	Stade de Gerland, Lyon Lyon \|\|-\|\|}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....	31,986
22 May 2004	Harlequin F.C. Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club is an England rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Guinness Premiership, for 2006/07, having secured their return from National Division One at the first opportunity....	AS Montferrand	27-26	Madejski Stadium Madejski Stadium The Madejski Stadium is a football stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Berkshire, England.... , Reading Reading, Berkshire Reading is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between London and Swindon off the M4 motorway....	13,123
19 May 2007	AS Montferrand	Bath Rugby Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is an England professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath, Somerset. They play in the Guinness Premiership league....	22-16	Twickenham Stoop, London London London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....

Current squad

For the 2008-09 season

(c)

Notable former players

Stephen Jones

Stephen Jones (rugby player)

Stephen Michael Jones is a Welsh people rugby union footballer who plays at for Llanelli Scarlets and Wales national rugby union team. He has also played at on various occasions....
Olivier Magne

Olivier Magne

Olivier Magne is a France former rugby union footballer who currently coaches CA Brive in the French Top 14.Magne was a back row forward, known especially for his speed and handling in open field play....
Tony Marsh

Tony Marsh (rugby player)

Tony Marsh is a New Zealand-born rugby union player who has represented France national rugby union team playing at .At the beginning of the 1990s, he played club rugby in Manurewa and Ardmore, New Zealand before playing National Provincial Championship rugby with Counties Manukau Rugby Union....
Olivier Merle Jean-Pierre Romeu Philippe Saint-André

Philippe Saint-André

Philippe Georges Saint-Andr? is a French people rugby union footballer who played Cap for France national rugby union team between 1990 and 1997, 34 as captain....
John Smit

John Smit

John William Smit is the 50th and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the South Africa national rugby union team. He has played most of his career as a , but played twice for the Springboks off the bench as a prior to the South Africa coaching staff's decision to use him as a for the 2008 end of year rugby tests...
Alessandro Troncon

Alessandro Troncon

Alessandro Troncon is an Italy rugby union player. In his country, he's revered as the most notable and famous Italian Rugby player.Troncon has made more test appearances than any other player in Italian rugby union history....

ASM Clermont Auvergne

History

Honours

Finals results

French championship

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Coupe de France

European Challenge Cup

Current squad

Notable former players

External links